The annual pageant was held in Manila, Philippines, and marked the first time that Sierra Leone entered the competition, while Miss Canada Siera Bearchell, took to trolls who body-shamed her for her size.

Steve Harvey also joked on the show that he got this year's winner year, after mixing it up in an awkward moment last year; while entertainment on the show was provided by Flo Rida and Boys II Men.

Steve Harvey hosted the competition again, after he mistakenly announced the wrong winner in December 2015